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International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Ausgabe 1/2023

Inhalt (93 Artikel)

Open Access Case Report

Dyskinesia as a unique presentation of subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report

Aleq Jaffery, Herman Morchel, Jessica Poon

Open Access Original Research

Bedside lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children presenting to an emergency department in a resource-limited setting

Yogendra Amatya, Frances M. Russell, Suraj Rijal, Sunil Adhikari, Benjamin Nti, Darlene R. House

Open Access Image

Hemithorax white-out due to massive pleural effusion

Shreya Kolluri, Rohan K. Mangal, Thor S. Stead, Latha Ganti

Open Access Case Report

Penetrating gunshot wounds to the penis: a case report of combat patient injured in the war in Ukraine

Sergiy Golovko, Rostislav Gybalo, Igor Lurin, Igor Taraban, Artem Kobirnichenko, Vitalii Ganiuk, Maksym Gorobeiko, Andrii Dinets

Open Access Research

Effects of process changes on emergency department crowding in a changing world: an interrupted time-series analysis

M. Christien Van Der Linden, Merel Van Loon-Van Gaalen, John R. Richards, Geesje Van Woerden, Naomi Van Der Linden

Open Access Case Report

Spinal injury with spinal ankylosing disorders as a primary cause of death: report of two cases

Takahito Miyake, Hideshi Okada, Norihide Kanda, Yosuke Mizuno, Kodai Suzuki, Tomoaki Doi, Takahiro Yoshida, Shozo Yoshida, Shinji Ogura

Open Access Research

Impact of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation on neurological outcomes in patients undergoing veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Ryosuke Shimai, Shohei Ouchi, Tetsuro Miyazaki, Koji Hirabayashi, Hiroshi Abe, Kosuke Yabe, Midori Kakihara, Masaaki Maki, Hiroyuki Isogai, Takeshi Wada, Dai Ozaki, Yuki Yasuda, Fuminori Odagiri, Kazuhisa Takamura, Kenji Yaginuma, Ken Yokoyama, Takashi Tokano, Tohru Minamino

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The comparison of emergency medical service responses to and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand: a cross-sectional study

Thongpitak Huabbangyang, Rossakorn Klaiangthong, Agasak Silakoon, Suttida Sretimongkol, Sutasinee Sangpakdee, Manit Khiaolueang, Pattama Seancha, Tontrakan Nuansamlee, Anucha Kamsom, Ratree Chaisorn

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Clinical factors associated with adverse clinical outcomes in elderly versus non-elderly COVID-19 emergency patients: a multi-center observational study

Chanokporn Puchongmart, Phetsinee Boonmee, Supawich Jirathanavichai, Nutthida Phanprasert, Netiporn Thirawattanasoot, Thawonrat Dorongthom, Apichaya Monsomboon, Nattakarn Praphruetkit, Onlak Ruangsomboon

Open Access Case Report

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome following a dog bite in an asplenic patient: case report and review of the literature

Giorgio Berlot, Ariella Tomasini, Silvia Zanchi, Edoardo Moro, Maurizio Pinamonti, Sara Mohamed, Eleonora de Bellis

Open Access Research

Emergency unit assessment of seven tertiary hospitals in Nepal using the WHO tool: a cross-sectional study

Ramu Kharel, Ghan B. Thapa, Tamara Voor, Samriddha R. Pant, Samir K. Adhikari, Bimal S. Bist, Pryanka Relan, Timmy Lin, Derek Lubetkin, Giovanna Deluca, Olita Shilpakar, Sanu K. Shrestha, Yagya R. Pokharel, Santosh Paudel, Ajay S. Thapa, Yogendra M. Shakya, Achyut R. Karki, Nishant Dhakal, Adam R. Aluisio

Open Access Research

BRASD trial: biomechanical reposition techniques in anterior shoulder dislocation—a randomized multicenter clinical trial

David N. Baden, Martijn H. Roetman, Tom Boeije, Nieke Mullaart, Ralph Boden, Roderick M. Houwert, Marilyn Heng, Rolf H. H. Groenwold, Olivier A. J. van der Meijden

Open Access Case Report

Diagnosis and treatment approaches for simultaneous onset of subarachnoid hemorrhage and thyroid storm: a case report

Aimi Ohya, Makoto Ohtake, Yusuke Kawamura, Taisuke Akimoto, Masayuki Iwashita, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Ichiro Takeuchi

Open Access Case Report

Myocardial infarction in patients with severe beta thalassaemia: a case series

Anuja Premawardhena, Shamila De Silva, Megha Rajapaksha, Vishaka Ratnamalala, Jemimah Nallarajah, Gamini Galappatthy

Open Access Research

Correlation and agreement between arterial and venous blood gas analysis in patients with hypotension—an emergency department-based cross-sectional study

Hari Prasad, Nagasubramanyam Vempalli, Naman Agrawal, U. N. Ajun, Ajmal Salam, Soumya Subhra Datta, Ashutosh Singhal, Nishant Ranjan, P. P. Shabeeba Sherin, G. Sundareshan

Open Access Case Report

Right-sided weakness in a Rwandan patient with untreated Tetralogy of Fallot

Sylvain Tshilombo, Romeo Bilugan, Amanda Feeney, Jonathan Im, Heather M. Kuntz, Kavita Gandhi, Besh Barcega, Jean Felix Babane, Vincent Ndebwanimana, Mindi Guptill

Open Access Review

Monkeypox epidemiology, clinical presentation, and transmission: a systematic review

Ashima Sharma, Hari Prasad, Nidhi Kaeley, Aparna Bondalapati, Lokesh Edara, Y. Ajay Kumar

Open Access Case Report

Pyogenic sacroiliitis caused by Salmonella schwarzengrund in a young healthy woman: a case report and literature review

Yuki Tokuyama, Hiroyuki Yamada, Ken Shinozuka, Tomoyuki Yunoki, Shigeru Ohtsuru

Open Access Case report

Unexpected carboxyhemoglobin half-life during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a case report

Nicolas Delvau, Andrea Penaloza, Véronique Franssen, Frédéric Thys, Pierre-Marie Roy, Philippe Hantson

Open Access Research

Evaluating the one-time chair stand test for predicting the coronavirus disease severity in patients during hospital admission: a cohort study in Japan

Atsushi Ishihara, Takashi Yoshizane, Teruki Mori, Yui Sasaki, Takahiro Hosokawa, Jun Suzuki, Akifumi Tsuzuku, Fumihiro Asano, Toshiyuki Noda

Open Access Research

Current patterns of care at adult emergency department in Ethiopian tertiary university hospital

Kibur Tarkie, Kassaye Demeke Altaye, Yophtahe Woldegerima Berhe

Open Access Case Report

Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in the second and third trimester of pregnancy: two uncommon case reports at Tu Du Hospital, in Vietnam and a literature review

Anh Dinh Bao Vuong, Thanh Hai Pham, Xuan Trang Nguyen, Ngoc Bich Trinh, Phuc Nhon Nguyen, Quang Nhat Ho

Open Access Review

Classification of suicidal behavior calls in emergency medical services: a systematic review

Javier Ramos-Martín, M. Ángeles Contreras-Peñalver, Berta Moreno-Küstner

Open Access Case Report

Acute hydrocephalus caused by a colloid cyst — a case report

Dóra Melicher, Szabolcs Gaál, Tamás Berényi, Bánk Gábor Fenyves, Pál Kaposi Novák, Ambrus Tóth, László Szegedi, Csaba Varga

Open Access Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine

Evaluation of the World Health Organization—International Committee of the Red Cross Basic Emergency Care course for senior medical students

Nichole Michaeli, Giovanna De Luca, Mary Gitau, Justin Myers, Daniel Ojuka, Derick Ouma, Travis Wieland, Grace Wanjiku

Open Access Research

A qualitative study of people who use methamphetamine during the early COVID-19 pandemic to inform future ED harm reduction strategies

Sophie C. Morse, Callan Fockele, Ly Ngoc Huynh, Alina Zatzick, Lauren Kirsten Whiteside

Open Access Research

Factors associated with prehospital delay in acute myocardial infarction in Maldives

Madheeh Mohamed Hussain, Kamarul Aryffin Baharuddin, Mohd Hashairi Fauzi, Mimi Azliha Abu Bakar, Ahmed Ziyan, Aminath Zeyba Ahmed, Mohamed Sunil

Open Access Brief Report

Access block and overcrowding at the emergency department at Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital in Samoa

Tamara Ah Leong-Nowell, Ledua Tamani, Annette Kaspar

Open Access Case Report

Atypical drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome with multiple organ failure rescued by combined acute blood purification therapy: a case report

Hideaki Oiwa, Shozo Yoshida, Hideshi Okada, Masahiro Yasunishi, Ryo Kamidani, Kodai Suzuki, Takahito Miyake, Tomoaki Doi, Takayoshi Shimohata, Shinji Ogura

Open Access Case Report

Pre-excited atrial fibrillation revealed at a very delayed age: case report

Thierno Hamidou Diallo, Raid Faraj, Safae Hilal, Myriam Lahraoui, Oualid Kisra, Fatima-Azzahra Benmessaoud, Nawal Doghmi, Ibtissam Fellat, Mohamed Cherti

Open Access Case Report

An undifferentiated cause of rhabdomyolysis: a case report

Pallavi Patil, Jennifer Davidson, Sundip Patel

Open Access Research

Factors associated with non-invasive positive pressure ventilation failure in a COVID-19 intermediate care unit

Inês Farinha, Alexandra Tenda da Cunha, Ana Rita Nogueira, André Ribeiro, Carlos Silva, João Rua, João Trêpa, José Eduardo Mateus, Filipa Costa

Open Access Research

Paediatric procedural sedation and analgesia in a South African emergency centre: a single-centre, descriptive study

Cornelle Dunn, Philip Cloete, Colleen Saunders, Katya Evans

Open Access Correspondence

Trauma-informed care (TIC) best practices for improving patient care in the emergency department

Henry Ashworth, Annie Lewis-O’Connor, Samara Grossman, Taylor Brown, Sadie Elisseou, Hanni Stoklosa

Open Access Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine

Assessing competence needs for doctors in the emergency department duty rosters: an observational study

Johannes Kolnes, Erlend Hodneland, Audun Lange, Torhild Heggestad

Open Access Research

The current status of emergency departments in secondary emergency medical institutions in Japan: a questionnaire survey

Toshiki Sera, Norio Otani, Hideo Bannai, Takanori Hasegawa, Takehiro Umemura, Hideki Honda, Akio Kimura

Open Access Case Report

Acute acrylamide poisoning with severe symptoms in a short time: a case report

Rie Yamamoto, Takayuki Yasuoka, Junya Matsushima, Youhei Tsubouchi, Hideaki Kanazashi, Keiji Sakurai, Tomoki Hanazawa, Yoshito Kamijo, Kazuki Akieda

Open Access Case Report

Rare presentation of BRASH syndrome with hypoglycemia and altered mental status

Marián Sedlák, Kamila Brúsiková, Vladimíra Sobolová, Michal Králik

Open Access Research

Physician-staffed prehospital units: a retrospective follow-up from an urban area in Scandinavia

Erik Strandqvist, Staffan Olheden, Anders Bäckman, Henrik Jörnvall, Denise Bäckström

Open Access Research

Basic life support awareness among medical undergraduate students in Syria, Iraq, and Jordan: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Mohamad Shadi Alkarrash, Mohammad Nour Shashaa, Mohammad Nour Kitaz, Roaa Rhayim, Mohammed Ismail, Sarya Swed, Wael Hafez, M. Ihsan Kaadan, Hamzeh Koumakli, Nour Alhisah, Ahmed Al-Haider, Samer Al-salloum, Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda

Open Access Case Report

Lemierre syndrome: a hidden complication of sore throats

Naheel A. AlAmer, Wasan F. AlMarzouq

Open Access Case Report

A case report: anteroseptal ST elevation due to acute isolated right ventricular infarction

Indah Sukmawati, Fang Qin Goh, Alfred Yip, Poay Huan Loh, Koo Hui Chan

Open Access Research

Emergency departments as under-utilized venues to provide HIV prevention services to female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya

Amanda Poxon, Maria Leis, Miranda McDermott, Antony Kariri, Rupert Kaul, Joshua Kimani

Open Access Research

Key causes and long-term trends related to emergency department and inpatient hospital admissions of homeless persons in England

Vibhu Paudyal, Neha Vohra, Malcolm Price, Zahraa Jalal, Karen Saunders

Open Access Research

Point of Care Ultrasonographic Life Support in Emergency (PULSE)—a quasi-experimental study

Noman Ali, Abdul Ahad Chhotani, Sannia Perwaiz Iqbal, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Ahmed Raheem, Shahan Waheed

Open Access Research

The impact on clinical outcomes after 1 year of implementation of an artificial intelligence solution for the detection of intracranial hemorrhage

Dmitry Kotovich, Gilad Twig, Zeev Itsekson-Hayosh, Maximiliano Klug, Asaf Ben Simon, Gal Yaniv, Eli Konen, Noam Tau, Daniel Raskin, Paul J. Chang, David Orion

Open Access Case Report

Retrieval of ferromagnetic fragments from the lung using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and magnetic tool: a case report of combat patient injured in the war in Ukraine

Igor Lurin, Eduard Khoroshun, Volodymyr Negoduiko, Volodymyr Makarov, Serhii Shypilov, Volodymyr Boroday, Maksym Gorobeiko, Andrii Dinets

Open Access Case Report

Severe hypocalcemia after denosumab treatment leading to refractory ventricular tachycardia and veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support: a case report

Fumito Okuno, Asami Ito-Masui, Atsuya Hane, Keiko Maeyama, Kaoru Ikejiri, Ken Ishikura, Masashi Yanagisawa, Kaoru Dohi, Kei Suzuki

Open Access Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine

Impact of COVID-19 on pediatric emergency fellowship training in Saudi Arabia

Ahmad Khobrani, Osama Kentab, Abdulaziz Algarni, Ahmad AAl Ibrahim, Javid Ahmad Bhat, Ammar Abdulmajeed, Wafa Homaida, Sara El Basheer, Abdullah Akkam, Muna Aljahany

Open Access Research

Delayed intracranial hemorrhage after head trauma seems rare and rarely needs intervention—even in antiplatelet or anticoagulation therapy

Henrik Bergenfeldt, Jakob Lundager Forberg, Riikka Lehtinen, Ebba Anefjäll, Tomas Vedin

Open Access Correction

Correction: Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in the second and third trimester of pregnancy: two uncommon case reports at Tu Du Hospital, in Vietnam and a literature review

Anh Dinh Bao Vuong, Thanh Hai Pham, Xuan Trang Nguyen, Ngoc Bich Trinh, Phuc Nhon Nguyen, Quang Nhat Ho

Open Access Case Report

Vaping-induced acute epiglottitis: a case report

Amir Khorrami, Mohammad Ali Khorrami, Heitham Gheriani

Open Access Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine

Evaluation of an emergency medicine point-of-care ultrasound curriculum adapted for a resource-limited setting in Guyana

Rayal Jhagru, Rajiv Singh, Jordan Rupp

Open Access Research

Working in fours: generational communication in the emergency department

Mindi Guptill, Ellen Reibling, Tammy Phan, Bryant Khoo, Stephen Lin, Corbin Donham, Cheryl Wang, E. Lea Walters

Open Access Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine

Disaster day: a simulation-based competition for educating emergency medicine residents and medical students on disaster medicine

Shayne Gue, Stephanie Cohen, Maria Tassone, Ayanna Walker, Andy Little, Martin Morales-Cruz, Casey McGillicuddy, David Lebowitz, Robert Pell, Ariel Vera, Steven Nazario, Darielys Mejias, Andrew Bobbett, Drake Dixon, Anines Quinones, Latha Ganti

Open Access Research

Screening Tool Risk Score Assessment in the Emergency Department for Geriatric (S-TRIAGE) in 28-day mortality

Praphaphorn Supatanakij, Kanruethai Imok, Karn Suttapanit

Open Access Case Report

Lethal abdominal compartment syndrome after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a patient with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a case report

Gun Jik Kim, Kyoung Hoon Lim, Tak-hyuk Oh, Hyun-Joo Lee, Deokbi Hwang, Hanna Jung

Open Access Case Report

Capsular warning syndrome—a case of atrial fibrillation and corona radiata infarct

Sarah En Mei Tan, Kenneth Wei Jian Heng

Open Access Research

Provision of bystander CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the Middle East: a retrospective gender-based analysis

Emad Awad, Guillaume Alinier, Hassan Farhat, Niki Rumbolt, Adnaan Azizurrahman, Buthaina Mortada, Rakan Shami

Open Access Case Report

An unusual case of thrombotic storm in an amateur cricketer—a case report

Takshak Shankar, Nagasubramanyam Vempalli, Archana Bairwa

Open Access Research

Development and usability testing of a fully immersive VR simulation for REBOA training

T. Birrenbach, R. Wespi, W. E. Hautz, J. Berger, P. R. Schwab, G. Papagiannakis, A. K. Exadaktylos, T. C. Sauter

Open Access Review

Understanding patient non-transport decision theories in the pre-hospital setting: a narrative review

Hassan Farhat, Kawther El Aifa, Guillaume Alinier, Abdulqadir Nashwan, Padarath Gangaram, Moncef Khadhraoui, Loua Al-Shaikh, Imed Gargouri, James Laughton

Open Access Research

Outcomes of prehospital traumatic cardiac arrest managed by helicopter emergency medical service personnel in Japan: a registry data analysis

Hiroki Nagasawa, Kazuhiko Omori, Ken-ichi Muramatsu, Ikuto Takeuchi, Hiromichi Ohsaka, Kouhei Ishikawa, Youichi Yanagawa

Open Access Case Report

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated with prehospital double sequential external defibrillation during eCPR in refractory VF — a case report

Stephan Katzenschlager, Raphael Heck, Erik Popp, Frank Weilbacher, Markus A. Weigand, Christoph Eisner, Christopher Neuhaus

Open Access Review

Diagnosis and management of elevated intracranial pressure in the emergency department

Sima Patel, Jose Maria-Rios, Amay Parikh, Okorie Nduka Okorie

Open Access Research

Outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients boarding in the emergency department of a tertiary care center in a developing country: a retrospective cohort study

Tharwat El Zahran, Sally Al Hassan, Victoria Al Karaki, Lina Hammoud, Christelle El Helou, Malak Khalifeh, Moustafa Al Hariri, Hani Tamim, Imad El Majzoub

Open Access Case Report

Stroke in a patient of anaphylaxis—a case report and brief review

Takshak Shankar, Nagasubramanyam Vempalli, Reshma Asokan, Aadya Pillai, D. J. Lalneiruol Infimate

Open Access Research

Evaluation of human monkeypox knowledge and beliefs regarding emerging viral infections among healthcare workers

Safa H. Alkalash, Marzouk M. Marzouk, Nagwa A. Farag, Fatma A. Elesrigy, Ayah M. Barakat, Faransa A. Ahmed, Rasha A. Mohamed, Abeer A. Almowafy

Open Access Research

Parental perceptions of the importance of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the survival rate in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional survey

Nouf S. Almutairi, Nesrin A. Alharthy, AlAnoud M. Almaziad, AlJazi T. Alsalloum, Rozanna A. AlHarbi, Shamayel A. Almulhem, Amal Yousif, Fatmah Othman

Open Access Case Report

A role of point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department diagnosis of vision loss due to traumatic cataract

Christian A. Tagle, Joe W. Chen, Jamshid Mistry, Danny Fernandez, Cameron C. Neeki, Fanglong Dong, Michael M. Neeki

Open Access State of International Emergency Medicine

Emergency medicine in Nepal: are we going the right way and fast enough?

Sanjeeb S. Bhandari, Subarna Adhikari

Open Access Case Report

Tiger attack at a Japanese safari park: a case report

Kouichi Fujii, Jin Kikuchi, Masatoshi Uchida, Masanari Machida, Midori Tsuchiya, Kentaro Hayashi, Nana Maekawa, Hajime Houzumi, Arata Honda, Koji Wake

Open Access Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine

The HEARTS ECG workshop: a novel approach to resident and student ECG education

Mazen El-Baba, Jesse McLaren, Niran Argintaru

Open Access Case Report

Carbon monoxide intoxication with a CO-Hb of 30% while smoking waterpipe: a case report

Ghaith Mohsen, Michael Kemmerer, Lars Eichhorn

Open Access Case Report

Assessment of suicidal ideation via telemedicine: a case report and management suggestions

Tarso Augusto Duenhas Accorsi, Karine De Amicis Lima, Karen Francine Köhler, Eduardo Cordioli, Carlos Henrique Sartorato Pedrotti

Open Access Review

Awareness and use of five imaging decision rules for musculoskeletal injuries: a systematic review

Priti Kharel, Joshua R. Zadro, Zhang Chen, Madii A. Himbury, Adrian C. Traeger, James Linklater, Christopher G. Maher

Open Access Research

Self-discharge during treatment for acute recreational drug toxicity: an observational study from emergency departments in seven European countries

Odd Martin Vallersnes, Alison M. Dines, David M. Wood, Fridtjof Heyerdahl, Knut Erik Hovda, Christopher Yates, Isabelle Giraudon, Blazena Caganova, Alessandro Ceschi, Miguel Galicia, Evangelia Liakoni, Matthias E. Liechti, Òscar Miró, Roberta Noseda, Per Sverre Persett, Kristiina Põld, Yasmin Schmid, Irene Scholz, Federico Vigorita, Paul I. Dargan

Open Access Research

Volume replacement in the resuscitation of trauma patients with acute hemorrhage: an umbrella review

Silvia Gianola, Greta Castellini, Annalisa Biffi, Gloria Porcu, Antonello Napoletano, Daniela Coclite, Daniela D’Angelo, Marco Di Nitto, Alice Josephine Fauci, Ornella Punzo, Primiano Iannone, Osvaldo Chiara, Nino Stocchetti, Elvio De Blasio, Gaddo Flego, Massimo Geraci, Giulio Maccauro, Federico Santolini, Claudio Tacconi, Gregorio Tugnoli, Andrea Fabbri, Maria Pia Ruggieri, Carlo Coniglio

Open Access Research

Reverse shock index (RSI) as a predictor of post-intubation cardiac arrest (PICA)

Mehdi Torabi, Ghazal Soleimani Mahani, Moghaddameh Mirzaee

Open Access Research

The impact of clinical pharmacists’ medication reconciliation upon patients’ admission to reduce medication discrepancies in the emergency department: a prospective quasi-interventional study

Heba Othman Shaker, Ahmed Abdel Fattah Sabry, Asmaa Salah, Gilan Mohamed Ragab, Nahla Ahmed Sedik, Zahraa Ali, Doha Magdy, Asmaa Mohamed Alkafafy

Open Access Case Report

A case of emergency reconstructive surgery following facial destructive gunshot wounds: clinical and medico-legal assessments

Luca Tomassini, Giuliano Ascani, Paolo Mancini, Claudio Cacaci, Roberto Scendoni

Open Access Case Report

The role of point-of-care ultrasound in the assessment of pelvic urine leakage and diagnosis of urinoma

Asra Moradkhani, Mona Zangi, Mobin Azami, Mohammad Ghasemi-Rad, Abdolghader Pakniyat

Open Access Case Report

Bilateral adrenal infarction and insufficiency associated with antiphospholipid syndrome and surgery: a case report

Yoshihito Iijima, Masahito Ishikawa, Nozomu Motono, Hidetaka Uramoto